By Currents News
Flags of Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Croatia filled Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday, August 10.
As people do every week, thousands were gathered beneath the balcony of the Apostolic Palace to hear what Pope Leo XIV had to say.
After the Angelus prayer, the pope took a moment to comment on current international affairs.
The days prior had marked the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – the pontiff used the moment to call for peace.
“May those who make decisions always keep in mind their responsibility for the consequences of those decisions on populations,” he said. “May they not ignore the needs of the most vulnerable, nor the universal yearning for peace.”
Pope Leo also urged the international community to take action towards the end of conflict and violence in Haiti.
“The situation of the Haitian people is increasingly desperate. News of murders, all types of violence, human trafficking, forced exiles, and kidnappings is constant,” he said. “I make an urgent appeal to all responsible parties to immediately release the hostages, and I call on the international community for concrete support to create the social and institutional conditions that would allow Haitians to live in peace.”
On Sunday Pope Leo XIV also congratulated the governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia, who signed a peace agreement at the White House after years of conflict.